Short Model of Reality:Commentary

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his is what I present as a Short Model of Ultimate Reality. There is much more to say, but not here in a short model. Where is Jesus, not to mention Buddha, Mohammed, etc? Not part of a Short Model of Reality. What about sin, punishment, forgiveness, atonement, karma and all other religious, philosophical and moral concepts? Besides the fact that these are human constructs without absolute meaning or reality, their discussion is for elsewhere. Their functionality is all subsumed within the Primary and Secondary Principles as stated. Anyone who read my previous version one will note that this version two is much less focused on our "human" existence. Why include these references and explanations when we can see that the Principles applicable at the higher level are only being reapplied here in our lower level "virtual" reality. These principles are applicable throughout the One ~ Ultimate Reality. Understanding how and why our part of the One fits with the rest of Ultimate Reality is the important thing and can explain how our virtual reality functions. Remember the applicability of recursion and that the results of recursion show up throughout Ultimate Reality. I now see that much of what I put into version one was simply the result of a limited viewpoint version of a description of the greater reality when I had insufficient information or understanding to recognize that what I had actually observed or experienced pointed to the greater reality. Not so much wrong as misplaced. Why do I leave out so much and put in so little? I don't believe that "I" did. I did not originally work this out in my head, on paper or otherwise and go back to check for anything forgotten. I started it one day and this is what spilled into my computer over the next months as it came to me, just as for Version One, except now things gradually came into my mind to add to the developing model versus all at one sitting. In both cases, the "picture" developed in my mind over time. For Version One, I just started writing it out one day after it was fully developed. I just didn't know it was complete until I started writing it down. For Version Two, having so much new information to be confused over resulted in a gradual development of the whole picture over time as information was provided to me. Everything was coming in scattered pieces, out of order and the result was not clear until the end. Even the reorganization and rewriting part of the creation of Version 2 clearly has been guided. Intellectually, I kept saying to myself, this must be all of the new information, now how do I connect it up with the old parts. Then later, and repeatedly, more would come through. Finally, it ended up that I saw there was no need for any of the old stuff that wasn't included already. Version Two did not come from some logical application of my conscious mind. When I tried that, I only went in circles. I would look at things I knew and try to put them together logically but I was simply overwhelmed by so much new material. I have written a doctoral dissertation as well as a masters thesis and I know about putting together large blocks of apparently unconnected information by intellectual effort. I put in no such intellectual effort here, I just wrote out or added in where instructed the new ideas and information as it came to me although much more of the detailed writing was left to me this time. I was frankly very surprised at much of what I found myself writing out. It is beyond anything I ever dreamed of putting together.

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hat is it good for? Well, as the joke saying goes, with this Short Model and $2.00, you can buy a cup of coffee. Remember that the Buddha was asked what he obtained from Unexcelled Complete Awakening and responded, "I obtained absolutely nothing from Unexcelled Complete Awakening." Well there is nothing that you can simply read and become awakened or "enlightened", and most certainly not this web site. You might become inspired to begin your own journey into the greater reality. You might, as mine was by Thomas Campbell's book trilogy, My Big TOE, find your mind catalyzed to make significant advances if you are already well into your journey of understanding. Having the biggest picture available to fit your present internal model of reality into, finding that it does fit and thereby improving and enlarging your own internal model of Ultimate Reality can provide rapid changes in your level of understanding and the information level you have to work with. And things that don't fit are a clue that perhaps these are things that should be rethought. It is one of my themes as previously noted that the comparison of different models of reality with the view point of looking for matching aspects as discerned by different explorers can be highly valuable. One interesting thing I have observed in this light comes by comparison of this Short Model and a composite discussion of many aspects of God and Reality as described over time by many Christian Mystics in a web site which reviews aspects of the revelations of many more Christian Mystics than I ever previously had heard of. This can be viewed at www.chrmysticaloutreach.com as compiled by Lawrence M. Richardson, an advocate and highly accomplished teacher of mystical contemplation. Whatever view of the One you might note in this Short Model can be found there: existence as a dream within the Mind of God, existence only within and by the Will (Field) of God, and other aspects as mentioned elsewhere. One thing missing is the bigger reality as supplied by Thomas Campbell in My Big TOE which provides a structure of meaning to take
these images and feelings into an understood whole where all the pieces are seen to fit together. Another thing missing is the Principles on which the One operates as discussed in this Short Model, that could clear up some specific limitations in the description of reality based on mystical traditions. A major factor in this larger picture not appearing previously was that computers and knowledge of digital data characteristics was not wide spread or even totally unknown. All explorers are exploring the same Ultimate Reality. However basic differences in the knowledge base and the internal Model of Ultimate Reality of souls interfere with the right view point. But whatever the level, it is a personal journey that you must take for yourself and find your own model and your own understanding in order to really achieve the internalizing of the bare information. It is not an intellectual journey of understanding (but do that too if that is your thing) but a journey of mental exploration and developing communication with Ultimate Reality via your own assigned guides and teachers, no matter what form (or none) you find them in.

Illuminated Dropped Capital There are also many other ways of functioning and thinking that could have been employed in the creation of Ultimate Reality. Many of the principles are based on either / or choices. Regarding some of the principles which have been developed herein as basic to the Nature of God ~ Ultimate Reality, consider what things might be like if the polarity of Good versus Evil as described in this Short Model had its polarities reversed. What if Control of Free Will were the norm while Absolute Free Will with its inherent "flaw" permitting the existence of control were the exception? Leaving aside all questions of whether development could even occur under this reversed principle, would you want to live there and create and raise "children" there? Consider what might be the results if the Primacy of Open Ended Potential were instead the Primacy of perfected state X? Would you, we, the One, be bored? Could all of us who are tolerated within the present state of reality with our slow journey of developing and perfecting ourselves in our own chosen versions, make the grade in state of perfection X? What if mere intent in the form of a fleeting thought was the determining factor in the determination of Good versus Evil? Would you be even now fleeing from the thought police? And what if punishment were accorded for all infractions instead of this being a learning exercise with all of us switching roles over time and experiencing Good and Evil from both sides? Would this work as well as a situation for advancement or would we all (with perhaps a few exceptions) be "hardened criminals" by now and have given up on ever learning and graduating from the system? Even worse, consider how effectively things would develop if you only got one shot at succeeding! Think about whether the listed principles are not a good and sufficient basis for designing a reality in which accelerated learning is intended to occur and whether or not they are a lot like how things work here in our reality when they work well? Make your own journey of exploration and fill in any pieces you feel I have missed. That is the real point of this effort.

Illuminated Dropped Capital I  find in this Short Model an adequate basis for understanding or explaining the basic reality as described in the first two Gifts of views of reality given to me and presented on this web site. I also find an adequate basis for clearing many of the enigmas and contradictions from Christian religious teachings to which I have been exposed or of other religious teachings that I have read about. The Gospel of Thomas, although not part of mainstream Christian dogma, makes a great deal more sense viewed from this perspective. This model permits the kind of reality of the spirit world explored and employed by shamans. This model fits the reality of the universe described in Buddhism and Zen Buddhism, as I understand them. This model fits the realities and permits and explains the activities described by Carlos Castaneda and Robert Monroe. This model explains the findings of Michael Newton in exploring the spirit world by hypnotic regression. This model fits the reality described by Thomas Campbell in his Theory of Everything, allowing for differences of terminology and focus and personal bias. In a private communication, Thomas Campbell told me that we appeared to work for the same boss and might have been backups for each other in our assignments in case of failure on the part of one of us. That is probably true (he has "met" our immediate boss, but I have no such recollection), but I think we are now agreed that we are also supplements to each other with our different approaches. This model fits the reality in which I find myself in the ordinary world of experience, oncluding the many anomalies I have observed. Also explaining much of the absurdities and cruelties resulting from normal human life based on normal human models of society and human interaction. This model helps me to understand and function in the not normal reality into which I seem to have stepped some time ago. If you came to understand it, you might find it of value also. Look for the feeling that "you" (life's problems and all) are like a "hand" fitted into a "glove" designed precisely to your measure as you continue through your own journey of being in Ultimate Reality.

Illuminated Dropped Capital Finally I offer these parting comments. Regarding the discussion that is somewhat current in society as to whether this is a designed reality, specifically set up for the kind of human and other organic life that we observe within it: it is clearly very much so. But not because this is the center of all reality and the pride and joy of God as created in "his" image. There are also many other dimensions or realities which have been specifically designed to foster very different conditions, types of life and learning environments. Making comparisons with no data will get you nowhere and especially not to graduation any faster. Inflated feelings of importance in the scheme of things are especially counterproductive. We are all grains of sand on the beach of Ultimate Reality with no reason for pride of place or accomplishment. Know this and caring for others should be less difficult for you; we are all the same. We exist only to serve. Remember that next time you will get to be the "leper" as we switch roles. If you do your job well, there is a harder one waiting for you next time. Pull hard on those boot straps; the only way out is up and you are ultimately responsible for your own heavy lifting.

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